ANSONIA -- It has taken eight weeks and one hurricane to get here, but the much anticipated NVL game between Wolcott and Ansonia is set to kick off as originally scheduled Friday night at 7 at Jarvis Stadium.

The undefeated Eagles (7-0) will travel down to face the defending league champion Chargers (7-0), who also happen to be riding a 21-game winning streak. Another streak that Wolcott would love to end is an 0-25 record against Ansonia.

Ansonia players returned to school Friday morning for the first time this week due to the effects from Hurricane Sandy and Wolcott has been back in school since Wednesday.

"It's been a chaotic week," Ansonia coach Tom Brockett said. "People are dealing with a lot worse stuff than what we had to. It's good to get things going."

Wolcott missed only Monday's practice due to the storm and Ansonia returned to the practice field on Wednesday.

The matchup features plenty of star power and no two are bigger than Ansonia junior running back Arkeel Newsome and Wolcott senior quarterback Mike Nicol.

Newsome won't come close to duplicating the numbers he put up last year (313 carries for 3,763 yards and 62 touchdowns), but the Chargers' offense may be more potent overall this year. Newsome has missed some time with an ankle injury, but has still rushed for 868 yards and 15 touchdowns on 72 carries. He is back up to speed now as seen in last week's seven rushes for 146 yards and two touchdowns against Crosby.

Nobody has done more for their team in the NVL this year than Nicol. The second-year starter has led a balanced attack while rushing for 872 yards and passing for another 873. Nicol's favorite targets are wide receivers Matt Cyr with 12 catches for 311 yards and seven touchdowns and Jay Pelletier with 13 catches for 214 yards and a score.

"He's one of the best players in the league," said Brockett of Nicol. "He can do a lot of things."

The Eagles haven't scored less than 28 points in a game.

"Our offensive line has played great," Nicol said. "I'm a lot more confident this year. I can recognize what teams are doing in the secondary and make better reads."

Helping carry the load on offense for the Eagles is junior running back Joseph Lynch with 68 carries for 647 yards and 11 touchdowns.

For Ansonia, a big offensive boost has come from senior wide receiver Andrew Matos, who has subbed in at tailback and has been superb as a returner on special teams. Matos has carried the ball 18 times for 221 yards and he's also added 17 receptions for 493 yards and seven touchdowns.

"He has done everything for us," said Brockett of Matos. "He's come up with big plays every week for us."

A big question mark for the Chargers before the season was putting together an offensive line full of new starters. The chemisty experiment has worked perfectly so far with right tackle Matthew Simon, right guard Jh'mel Trammell, center Corey Dzienkiewicz, left guard Antone' Mack, left tackle Tyler O'Connell and tight end Raeshaun Finney.

"They have made a lot of progress," Brockett said. "We will have to be ready against Wolcott. They play an attacking style of defense."

While the Chargers' line has made progress, so to has sophomore quarterback JaiQuan McKnight, who has completed 26 of 55 passes for 622 yards and 13 touchdowns. McKnight has also rushed for 236 yards and four touchdowns as Ansonia has scored at least 47 points in six of its wins.

Ansonia has played in plenty of big games the past two years and has handled its opponents in business-like fashion. Wolcott is trying to take the same approach this week.

"We are looking at it like just another game," Nicol said. "We know we have never beaten them and that they are always good."